Factors associated with hand hygiene compliance at a tertiary care teaching hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1146-1152

  Kowitt, Benjamin ^a   Jefferson, Julie ^b,c   Mermel, Leonard A ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SOAP;

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSERVER BIAS; PEDIATRIC WARD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SAFETY; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSES; PATIENT ISOLATION; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84885439007     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673465     Document Type: Article

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